Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Base Sherd

One Chinese porcelain body and base sherd. Likely part of an oval-shaped flatware vessel, such as a large plate or platter. There is no footring and the base is flat and unglazed. The face has a blue painted underglaze decoration featuring rocks, trees, and blue spearheads around the cavetto. The body is light gray/green in color.

• Object number

  256.5

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Plate

  Flatware

  Platter

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 1 West Side (624.256)

• Forms

  Body

  Base

• Ware types

  Chinese Porcelain

• Techniques

  Press Molded